"2020. Spectre (2015 film) Spectre is a 2015 British spy film, the twenty-fourth in the ""James Bond"" film series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth film to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes following ""Skyfall."" It was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is the final ""James Bond"" film to be internationally distributed by Columbia Pictures, as Universal Pictures will become the international distributor of its future films. The story sees Bond"
"released in October 2015. This made him the first filmmaker since John Glen to direct two Bond films in a row. Mendes and the actress Kate Winslet met in 2001, when Mendes approached her about appearing in a play at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, where he was then artistic director. They married in May 2003, on what they characterised as a whim, while on holiday in Anguilla. Their son Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes was born on 22 December 2003 in New York City. Mendes also had a stepdaughter, Mia, from Winslet's first marriage to filmmaker Jim Threapleton. Mendes and Winslet's"
"and ""Arabesque"" (1966), both accompanying music by Henry Mancini. Binder created the signature gun barrel sequence for the opening titles of the first Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Binder originally planned to employ a camera sighted down the barrel of a .38 calibre gun, but this caused some problems. Unable to stop down the lens of a standard camera enough to bring the entire gun barrel into focus, Binder created a pinhole camera to solve the problem and the barrel became crystal clear. Binder described the genesis of the gun barrel sequence in the last interview he recorded before he"
"James Bond movie ""Die Another Day"", ""The Quiller Memorandum"" (1966), ""The Man Who Haunted Himself"" (1970), Lindsay Anderson's ""O Lucky Man!"" (1973), ""The Avengers"" (1998), ""Nicholas Nickleby"" (2002), ""Quantum of Solace"" (2008) and ""Sherlock Holmes"" (2009). It has also been used as the lobby of the Dolphin Hotel in the film adaptation of Stephen King's short story ""1408."" In the 1982 BBC television adaptation of ""Smiley's People"", based on the Cold War spy thriller by John le Carré, the titular character visits the Reform Club at the start of the third episode, spending an extended period of time in the"
"after a performance, where Craig broached the subject of directing a Bond film for the first time. Mendes was at first hesitant to accept the job as directing a Bond film had no appeal to him, but he did not reject the offer immediately because of Craig's involvement and enthusiasm for the project; Mendes described Craig's casting and performance in ""Casino Royale"" as being precisely what he felt the Bond franchise needed in its lead actor. He agreed to direct after meeting with producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and seeing the early direction the film was going to"
"1943, usually playing German villain officer, such as in ""We Dive at Dawn"" (1943). He began to have more established roles by the early 1950s, starring in ""The African Queen"" (1951), ""The Red Beret"" (1953) for Albert R. Broccoli, ""Ice Cold in Alex"" (1958), ""The Guns of Navarone"" (1961), ""The Road to Hong Kong"" (1962), ""Lord Jim"" (1965), ""Black Sunday"" (1977), ""The Boys from Brazil"" (1978) and ""Cuba"" (1979). His first role in the James Bond film series was in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in ""From Russia with Love"". From the late 1970s, he played the recurring"
"James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" (1997) and then Russell Mulcahy's ""Tale of the Mummy"" (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being Attila the Hun in the American TV miniseries ""Attila"" (2001). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but eventually chose Butler. He was cast as Dracula in ""Dracula 2000"" (2000). He then appeared in ""Reign of Fire"" (2002) as Creedy and """" (2003) as Terry Sheridan, alongside Angelina Jolie. In the role of Andre Marek in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel ""Timeline"" (2003), Butler played an"
"of five candidates (the others being George Lazenby, John Richardson, Hans De Vries and Robert Campbell) auditioning for the role of James Bond, eventually losing out to Lazenby. Anthony Rogers (actor) Anthony Rogers is an English actor known for his role as Sir Dinadan in ""Camelot"" (1967). He began his career with bit parts in British television including the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Sensorites"" and ""The Avengers"" episode ""The Mauritius Penny"". He was later to be seen in Hollywood films such as ""Red Line 7000"" (1965), ""El Dorado"" (1967) and ""Camelot"" (1967). In 1967 LIFE Magazine sent photographer Loomis Dean"
"next film to be produced was also usually named, in the format ""James Bond will return..."" or ""James Bond will be back"", although these were sometimes incorrect: ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" promised James Bond would return in ""For Your Eyes Only"", but after the success of ""Star Wars"", the producers decided to make ""Moonraker"" instead and ""For Your Eyes Only"" followed in 1981. The first Bond film, ""Dr. No"", included the introduction of the character of James Bond. Bond was introduced in an exchange near the beginning of the film in a ""now-famous nightclub sequence featuring Sylvia Trench"", to"
"""Sodom and Gomorrah"" (1963) that featured an orgy (the only one in the film). He took three days to direct the sequence that was originally supposed to take one day. Binder also was a producer of ""The Passage"" (1979), and a visual consultant on ""Dracula"" (1979) and ""Oxford Blues"" (1984). Binder died from lung cancer in London, aged 72. Maurice Binder Maurice Binder (December 4, 1918 – April 9, 1991) was an American film title designer best known for his work on 14 James Bond films including the first, ""Dr. No"" (1962) and for Stanley Donen's films from 1958. He"
"designed a highly stylised main title sequence, a theme that has been repeated in the subsequent Eon-produced Bond films. Binder's budget for the title sequence was £2,000 (£ in ). The character James Bond was introduced towards, but not at, the beginning of the film in a ""now-famous nightclub sequence featuring Sylvia Trench"", to whom he makes his ""immortal introduction"". The introduction to the character in ""Le Cercle at Les Ambassadeurs"", an upmarket gambling club, is derived from Bond's introduction in the first novel, ""Casino Royale"", which Fleming had used because ""skill at gambling and knowledge of how to behave"
"producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli combined sex with exotic locations, casual violence and self-referential humour in the phenomenally successful James Bond series with Sean Connery in the leading role. The first film ""Dr. No"" (1962) was a sleeper hit in the UK and the second, ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), a hit worldwide. By the time of the third film, ""Goldfinger"" (1964), the series had become a global phenomenon, reaching its commercial peak with ""Thunderball"" the following year. The series' success led to a spy film boom with many Bond imitations. Bond co-producer Saltzman also instigated a rival"
"(1968), after he found out that Kubrick had been working with NASA for a year on space exploration, and that would put him at a disadvantage in developing his art. This enabled Adam to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for further James Bond films, such as ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""Thunderball"" (1965), ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967), and ""Diamonds Are Forever"" (1971). The supertanker set for ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977) was constructed in the largest sound stage in the world, at the time. It was lit by Stanley Kubrick in secret. His last Bond film was ""Moonraker"""
"No"" was serialised in the ""Daily Express"", first in an abridged story form and later as a comic strip. The story was adapted in 1962 as the first film in the Bond series, with Sean Connery in the lead role; in 2008 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a version, with Toby Stephens as Bond. After recovering from serious poisoning inflicted by the SMERSH agent Rosa Klebb (in ""From Russia, with Love"") the MI6 agent James Bond is sent by his superior, M, on an undemanding mission to the British Colony of Jamaica. He is instructed to investigate the disappearance of Commander"
"include ""Count Five and Die"" (1957), ""Orders to Kill"" (1958), ""Foxhole in Cairo"" (1960), ""I Want What I Want"" (1972), and ""Fever Pitch"" (1997). He was interviewed in the 2008 documentary ""The Cult of The Onedin Line"". He married the television producer Pat Sandys (1926–2000) in 1959. The marriage was later dissolved. With Sandys he is the father of actresses Abigail and Samantha Bond, and the film and TV journalist Matthew Bond. He lived in the village of Abergwynfi in his parents' native Wales. He died at the age of 82 on 17 January 2017, while on holiday in Madeira."
"Dorothy Loudon in ""The Fig Leaves Are Falling"" in 1969. Another Broadway role, that of Gus Hammer in ""The Rat Race"" (1949), kept Nelson away from the movies again, but after it closed, he starred in the dual roles as Chick Graham and Bert Rand in ""The Man with My Face"" (1951). He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel ""Casino Royale"" on the television anthology series ""Climax!"" (preceding Sean Connery's interpretation in ""Dr. No"" by eight years). Reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible James Bond"
"Lester James Peries ""Sandesaya"" (1960) first established him in a leading role. With films like ""Adata Wediya Heta Hondai"", ""Ranmuthu Duwa"", ""Getawarayo"" and ""Dheevarayo"" Fonseka achieved popularity and became a box-office draw. Seeking to not play just commercial roles, Fonseka appeared as Jinadasa in the groundbreaking ""Gamperaliya"" (1964) working again with Peries. In Titus Thotawatte's ""Chandiya"", Fonseka played the first anti-hero role in Sri Lankan cinema and in Mike Wilson's ""Sorungeth Soru"" (1968), he played the role of Jamis Banda, the Sinhala James Bond. Fonseka also tried out directing many accolades. His debut directorial work ""Parasathu Mal"" was warmly received."
"He had two other memorable roles on his return to Britain, including the evil Marques Siniestro in Hammer's ""The Curse of the Werewolf"" (1961) and henchman Professor Dent in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Throughout his career he could often be found in the films of director Terence Young, including the aforementioned ""Dr. No"", ""They Were Not Divided"" (1950),""Valley of Eagles"" (1951), ""The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders"" (1965), ""Triple Cross"" (1966), ""Red Sun"" (1971), ""Inchon"" (1982) and ""The Jigsaw Man"" (1983). Young also cast him as the physical presence of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his Bond"
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas),"
"Ian Fleming character James Bond. A full-length feature film about Rana was made in 1974 titled ""Masud Rana"". Masud Parves, who is known by his stage name Sohel Rana directed and starred in it. The film is based on the story ""Bishmaron"" [Amnesia] (which in turn is based on ""Strictly for Cash.."" by James Hadley Chase.) It is the 11th story in the series and was first published in 1967. Three films based on first three novels from the series are on the cards. In July 2018, Production house Jaaz Multimedia announced, they are going to make the films based"
"Director Mendes adamantly denied this, stating that it was ""just not true"" and that Morgan's script treatment had been discarded once Mendes agreed to direct. The final script was written by Bond screenwriting regulars Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. Logan recounted being brought into the project by his long-time friend Sam Mendes, describing the process between Mendes and the writers as ""very collaborative"", and that writing ""Skyfall"" was one of the best experiences he had had in scripting a film. British playwright Jez Butterworth also provided uncredited contributions. Roger Deakins signed on as cinematographer, having previously worked with"
"the late 1960s he was considered for the role of James Bond in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), when Sean Connery first left but lost out to George Lazenby. He had a supporting role in ""On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"" (1970) as a ne'er-do-well who is seduced by Barbra Streisand's character Melinda but eventually abandons her. He based himself in Italy and appeared in some Giallo films: ""Frankenstein 80"" (1972), ""Torso"" (1973), ""Eyeball"" (1975), ""Reflections in Black"" (1975), ""Nine Guests for a Crime"" (1977), ""Canne mozze"" (1981), and ""Murder Obsession"" (1981). ""Duck in Orange Sauce"" (1975)"
"screenwriter Richard Maibaum and cameraman, later director of photography Ted Moore. Simmons later worked in many other Warwick Films, and worked for Allen in his ""The Long Ships"" and ""Genghis Khan"", where he had his eye injured when kicked by a horse. When Albert R. Broccoli began to produce the James Bond films, Simmons tested as an actor for the Bond role, but until his death in 1987, he became the stunt coordinator for every Bond film except ""From Russia with Love"", whichthat he joined later in the production, ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" and ""The Man with the Golden"
"film ""The Trench"" (1999), and the drama ""Some Voices"" (2000) attracted the film industry's attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film """" (2001), the crime thriller ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), the crime thriller ""Layer Cake"" (2004), and the Steven Spielberg historical drama ""Munich"" (2005). Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's British secret agent character James Bond in the film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. His debut film as Bond, ""Casino Royale"", was released internationally in November 2006 and was highly"
"A Fine Madness A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy film based on the 1964 novel by Elliott Baker that tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery (in the midst of his James Bond roles), Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal, and Clive Revill. It was directed by Irvin Kershner. Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery), a poet, lives in Greenwich Village with Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), a waitress who stands by him through all his troubles. When Samson cannot find the inspiration to finish his latest poem, he"
"Motifs in the James Bond film series The ""James Bond"" series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with ""Dr. No"" in 1962. The series consists of twenty four films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is the 2015 film ""Spectre"", which was released in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical ""Casino Royale"", released in 1967, and the 1983 film ""Never Say Never Again"". Whilst each element has not"
"James Bond films ""You Only Live Twice"" and ""Diamonds Are Forever"", but neither was included in either film's credits. He appeared in a second Kubrick film, """", in which he played the Captain of the ""Aries 1B"" Moon shuttle. The role initially featured dialogue, though this was later cut from his scenes. Bishop appeared in various film and television projects created by producer Gerry Anderson. He provided narration, in addition to the voice of Captain Blue, for Anderson's Supermarionation puppet series, ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967) and appeared in Anderson's science-fiction film ""Doppelgänger"" (1969). Perhaps his most prominent screen"
"Sam Mendes, the man behind ""American Beauty""). In 2002, he performed at the Royal Court as Griffin in ""The Night Heron"". Two years later, he joined Kevin Spacey for ""24 Hour Plays"" at the Old Vic, a series of productions that were written, rehearsed and performed in a single day. Now internationally known, Winstone was next chosen by Anthony Minghella to play Teague, a sinister Home Guard boss, in the American Civil War drama ""Cold Mountain"". Perhaps inspired by Burke and Oldman, Winstone has now decided to direct and produce his own films, setting up ""Size 9"" and ""Flicks"" production"
"007 Magazine to determine the greatest ever Bond film. ""Goldfinger"" came second in the poll and ""From Russia With Love"" was third. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of"
"James Bond film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977). At the time of Claude Renoir's death, ""The Times"" of London wrote of ""The River"" that ""its exquisite evocation of the Indian scene, helped to inaugurate a new era in the cinema, one in which color was finally accepted as a medium fit for great film makers to work in."" He also participated in the making of ""The Mystery of Picasso"" (1956), the documentary on painter Pablo Picasso directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He was the cinematographer for ""The Crucible"" (1957) and lived in East Germany during filming. Renoir's career came to"
"on a documentary at the age of 79 in Cannes. Terence Young (director) Shaun Terence Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter best known for directing three James Bond films, including the first two films in the series, ""Dr. No"" (1962) and ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), as well as ""Thunderball"" (1965). All three films starred Sean Connery as Bond. The son of a Police Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Young was born in Shanghai, China and was public-school educated. He read oriental history at St Catharine's College at the University"
"James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. This started a successful association between Barry and Eon Productions that lasted for 25 years. He received many awards for his work, including five Academy Awards; two for ""Born Free"", and one each for ""The Lion in Winter"" (for which he also won the first BAFTA Award for Best Film Music), ""Dances with Wolves"" and ""Out of Africa"" (both of which also won him Grammy Awards). He also received ten Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Original Score for ""Out of Africa"" in 1986. Barry completed his last film score,"
"of the scene shortly thereafter. However, in recent years, the barrel doesn't dissolve or move. After the blood runs down, everything simply fades out. The sequence was created by Maurice Binder for the opening titles of the first Bond film, ""Dr. No"", in 1962. Binder originally planned to employ a camera sighted down the barrel of a .38 calibre gun, but this caused some problems. Unable to stop down the lens of a standard camera enough to bring the entire gun barrel into focus, Binder created a pinhole camera to solve the problem and the barrel became crystal clear. Binder"